folkfreak
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| Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series). Seems the story of the AQ Storm series is a little more complex than appears at first glance -- especially at the top of the rangeTurns out the Dragon PC has been redesigned. V1 of the Dragon HC (per the AQ Price Book Jan 2018) was 11AWG and PSS/P... | |
| Step down transformers detrimental to SQ? @millercarbon No one makes them? Huh ... here are two good oneshttps://acupwr.com/collections/japan-to-usa-transformer-converter-use-100-volt-appliances-in-110-vol...https://www.ebay.com/p/SANYO-Step-Down-Transformer-Tsd-06u-120vac-Input-100vac-6-... | |
| Are the audioquest nrg4 cables discontinued? In the defense of AQ the NRG cables had been around for over ten years, and the new cables offer improved performance at the same price level so no grounds for complaint I believe | |
| Are the audioquest nrg4 cables discontinued? NRG 4 is no longer in the line, replaced by wind series. https://www.audioquest.com/ac-power/ac-power-cables/wind-series The new tech cables are a different class to the old but I’ve only tried the top end of the line (which I rate)y | |
| Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series). Made in China? I believe I remember reading so, however there is no information provided with the cable (itself a clue as those who manufacturer or assemble in the US like to trumpet the fact) personally I don’t care, I judge how the piece performs | |
| Soundproofing Amusingly @audiotroy illustrates how hard this is -- 85dB is the noise level of a busy road! While 25dB reduction is impressive even at a more normal 95dB in room then 70dB out of room is the level of a vacuum cleaner. If you are looking for silen... | |
| Soundproofing Thanks @erik_squires -- amusing story is the installation instructions you receive from Art at ASC -- about 30 pages of closely spaced hand written notes and diagrams! Not for the faint of heart :-)The room does sound great however and if anyone i... | |
| Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series). Here it is @jafant, important you have the latest as the prices went up a lot (China tariffs and copper/silver I guess)https://www.audioquest.com/content/aq/pdf/AQ_PB_US-RTL_19-02.pdf | |
| Soundproofing Erik, actually ASC do offer a complete soundproofing method and materials but it is complex and expensive to implement if you pay someone else to do the work, not sure the OPs building competence but if you are prepared to compeletely rebuild the ... | |
| Miyajima Magnetism It’s magnetic because like all MC cartridges it has a strong magnet in it! By all means use a cartridge demagnetizer on it which will have no effect on the attraction you observe. Do not expose it to a bulk demag field however. Anyway as long as ... | |
| 75 ohm BNC terminated cables for word clock to cd player My normal go to recommendation in this class is Chris Sommovigos black cat offerings (https://blackcatcable.com/collections/digital-cables/products/c-silverstar-75-mk2-spdif). These tend to stress accuracy and speed which is a plus for a clock cab... | |
| What makes a 20A IEC rated for 20 amps? Ozzy. 99 times out of 100 manufacturers put 20A IEC on their piece for looks, or in belief of a better connection. Few items will ever pull more than 15A and if they do you need a 20A circuit all the way to the breakerARC for example use 20A IEC o... | |
| Can I use just half the biwire? Same question was asked last week - most binding posts will accept two bananas one in the bare wire hole, one in the banana holehttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/please-help-me-clean-up-this-stupid-speaker-cable-mistake/pos... | |
| What makes a 20A IEC rated for 20 amps? 20A IEC are used to enable a more secure and reliable connection to the component. They do not need to be used with 20A rated plugs (which as you observe have different blade orientation). Any power cord manufacturer can supply a power cord termin... | |
| Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp @fsmithjack re real world pricing I just sold my Ref 40 for $10.5k, I’d say under $11k you are getting a fair price. Only pay above that for a dealer piece with warranty. My piece had new tubes and other extras as well.I sold it because I came to ... |